If you didn't understand who did it in the last chapter, this one will
explain exactly what went on and who pulled the trigger, so to speak. ;)
Making you curious? Teehee. ne hoo, once again, skipping down to the bottom
wont work. You have to read the entire thing to understand it. It gets
pretty complicated now. BTW: Please review!
Get a Clue: Chapter 11
Croquet stepped into the study, followed by Yugi was smiling as if proud of himself. Bakura stepped towards Croquet, a slight smile on his face, "So glad you could join us."
Yugi took a spot against the wall as Mai shut and locked the door, trapping them all inside. Kaiba stood in front of the secret passage to keep anyone from trying to use it. The others were standing and sitting in random places around the room, all having one thing in common. Every eye in the room was on Croquet.
"We know who killed Pegasus," Bakura began, "Almost everyone in this room contributed to his death."
Croquet looked shocked. He had not been expecting this. Everyone had told such convincing stories. They had even managed to fake nervousness. Croquet snapped back to his senses as Kaiba spoke up.
"The shot to your boss' chest put him out of his misery. It did not hurt him at all. What did hurt him, was a poison injected into his back. I fired the shot with my own gun. Your gun was staged. The shot was also staged to throw you off. The person who derived the injection may reveal themselves. I will not do their honors." Said Kaiba without changing his expression.
"I was the one who gave him the injection," Merik said, crossing his arms over his chest and staring directly at Croquet, "I did put the injection into him, but I didn't not get it in the first place. It was handed to me by another person in this room."
It was Bakura's turn again, "The Poison was mine. I acquired it from an outside source. It was designed to slowly kill him in an agonizing way. But from the beginning, we had intended to shoot him as well. It made more since for the case."
Croquet was looking more and more shocked with each word. He did not move nor speek. He was too scared to do anything of the sort.
"I had been telling the truth when I told you I was the one who got your gun." Joey started, "While Merik and Kaiba were carrying out their part of the plan, I was doing mine. I found a pipe and broke open the lock while someone else stole your keys. It was not Bakura, mind you, that was also staged. I then took the gun back to the Billiard room and handed it over to the next person in the plan."
Mai stepped forward a little bit, "Joey gave the gun to me to place. I checked to see how full the magazine was. I knew Kaiba had only fired one shot so I would need to get rid of one bullet. I took a shot out the window, using a pillow as a silencer. I threw the pillow out the window to get rid of the evidence. I then placed the gun near Pegasus to make it look like that was the gun used to kill him."
"I was the one who stole your keys. I didn't want to have anything to do with the actual murder so I just stole stuff." Yugi said, "I gave the keys to Bakura because they were part of the story. That was all staged as well."
"So, to sum this up," Tea began, "We had all planned to kill Pegasus. Kaiba used his own gun to shoot Pegasus. This was only to fool you. Merik injected the poison which he got from Bakura. Joey got the gun out of the safe as another side trick. Mai fired the gun to make it look like the bullet was taken from that gun. Yugi stole the keys from you in order to trick you. It was all planned out. Nothing was made up at the spot. Everything went very smoothly if I might add."
Bakura looked briefly at Tea and nodded then back at Croquet, "So you see, no one person can be accused of killing your boss. "
Croquet nodded, a scared look forming on his face, "I still have one question. how did you get Pegasus cornered? That's not like him."
"I hid in the closet while everyone else got into position. It was Kaiba who lured him in. When Pegasus was facing away from the closet, I jumped out and injected him with the poison." Merik answered.
Kaiba nodded, "I found him and challenged him to a duel in the Billiard room. He fell for it and followed me there. I let him in then cornered him. He's so easy to manipulate."
Croquet nodded some, looking a bit less scared as he had been. He sat down in a nearby chair and looked down at his feet.
"It seams we have everything cleared up. You are free to go." Bakura said, sliding back into his dark corner.
"Well, almost," Joey chimed in, "He knows exactly what happened. What makes you think he's going to keep his mouth shut?"
Bakura exchanged a glace with Kaiba who walked over to him and whispered into his ear.
Croquet stood up in his chair and unbeknownst to the group of people watching him, he called security.
"What are the odds that he's going to keep his mouth shut? He hates us in the first place and now we all killed his boss. There's no way we can trust him." Kaiba whispered to Bakura.
Bakura nodded and looked around briefly. Yugi tossed him some rope, which he had found lying conveniently on the floor. "Grab him!" Bakura yelled to Tristin, who was standing closets to Croquet. Tristin did as he was told, forcing Croquet into a chair and holding him down until Bakura could tie him up.
"You won't get away with this! I've already called security and they're on their way right now!" Croquet threatened.
"Bakura finished tying the not in the rope and stepped back, smirking, "Don't think we're about to let ourselves get taken in. You have you captured and nothing is going to stop us now." He pulled a knife out of a holster under his jacket, "Bring um on Croquet."
Just as Bakura finished his sentence, the guards flung the door open. Croquet smirked at Bakura who rose the knife some. One of the guards looked around briefly then spoke, "What is going on here?"
"Nothing Sir. We were just playing a little game." Bakura answered with an innocent smile on his face.
Joey grabbed a nearby candlestick and slipped behind the guards, unnoticed. Mai grabbed a wrench that was lying on the desk next to her. She hid it behind her back until she would need it. Kaiba placed his hand on the handle of his gun, ready to draw it when it was needed. Yugi backed up a bit, not wanting to get into the fight. Merik stood still, not seaming to care but willing to protect his own life if need be.
The guards moved in towards Bakura, drawing their guns simultaneously. Joey rose the candlestick above his head and struck the last of the five guards, causing him to fall the to the crowd, a large cut forming across his head.
At this time, Kaiba drew his gun and fired three shots into the guard approaching him. Bakura threw the knife at the nearest guard, causing him to fall into he guard behind him who hit his head on a table.
The last guard came at Mai who screamed and threw the wrench she was holding at him, managing to make him stager but nothing more. Kaiba Fired one shot at the remaining guard who then fell to the ground.
Bakura smirked and looked at Croquet, "Hmm, that worked. Nice try."
Croquet stammered then dropped his head, obviously giving up. Bakura retrieved his knife from the guard lying on the floor. He wiped the knife off on the guards cloths and placed it back in the holder. He nodded to Kaiba who fired once at Croquet, killing him immediately.
Get a Clue: Chapter 11
Croquet stepped into the study, followed by Yugi was smiling as if proud of himself. Bakura stepped towards Croquet, a slight smile on his face, "So glad you could join us."
Yugi took a spot against the wall as Mai shut and locked the door, trapping them all inside. Kaiba stood in front of the secret passage to keep anyone from trying to use it. The others were standing and sitting in random places around the room, all having one thing in common. Every eye in the room was on Croquet.
"We know who killed Pegasus," Bakura began, "Almost everyone in this room contributed to his death."
Croquet looked shocked. He had not been expecting this. Everyone had told such convincing stories. They had even managed to fake nervousness. Croquet snapped back to his senses as Kaiba spoke up.
"The shot to your boss' chest put him out of his misery. It did not hurt him at all. What did hurt him, was a poison injected into his back. I fired the shot with my own gun. Your gun was staged. The shot was also staged to throw you off. The person who derived the injection may reveal themselves. I will not do their honors." Said Kaiba without changing his expression.
"I was the one who gave him the injection," Merik said, crossing his arms over his chest and staring directly at Croquet, "I did put the injection into him, but I didn't not get it in the first place. It was handed to me by another person in this room."
It was Bakura's turn again, "The Poison was mine. I acquired it from an outside source. It was designed to slowly kill him in an agonizing way. But from the beginning, we had intended to shoot him as well. It made more since for the case."
Croquet was looking more and more shocked with each word. He did not move nor speek. He was too scared to do anything of the sort.
"I had been telling the truth when I told you I was the one who got your gun." Joey started, "While Merik and Kaiba were carrying out their part of the plan, I was doing mine. I found a pipe and broke open the lock while someone else stole your keys. It was not Bakura, mind you, that was also staged. I then took the gun back to the Billiard room and handed it over to the next person in the plan."
Mai stepped forward a little bit, "Joey gave the gun to me to place. I checked to see how full the magazine was. I knew Kaiba had only fired one shot so I would need to get rid of one bullet. I took a shot out the window, using a pillow as a silencer. I threw the pillow out the window to get rid of the evidence. I then placed the gun near Pegasus to make it look like that was the gun used to kill him."
"I was the one who stole your keys. I didn't want to have anything to do with the actual murder so I just stole stuff." Yugi said, "I gave the keys to Bakura because they were part of the story. That was all staged as well."
"So, to sum this up," Tea began, "We had all planned to kill Pegasus. Kaiba used his own gun to shoot Pegasus. This was only to fool you. Merik injected the poison which he got from Bakura. Joey got the gun out of the safe as another side trick. Mai fired the gun to make it look like the bullet was taken from that gun. Yugi stole the keys from you in order to trick you. It was all planned out. Nothing was made up at the spot. Everything went very smoothly if I might add."
Bakura looked briefly at Tea and nodded then back at Croquet, "So you see, no one person can be accused of killing your boss. "
Croquet nodded, a scared look forming on his face, "I still have one question. how did you get Pegasus cornered? That's not like him."
"I hid in the closet while everyone else got into position. It was Kaiba who lured him in. When Pegasus was facing away from the closet, I jumped out and injected him with the poison." Merik answered.
Kaiba nodded, "I found him and challenged him to a duel in the Billiard room. He fell for it and followed me there. I let him in then cornered him. He's so easy to manipulate."
Croquet nodded some, looking a bit less scared as he had been. He sat down in a nearby chair and looked down at his feet.
"It seams we have everything cleared up. You are free to go." Bakura said, sliding back into his dark corner.
"Well, almost," Joey chimed in, "He knows exactly what happened. What makes you think he's going to keep his mouth shut?"
Bakura exchanged a glace with Kaiba who walked over to him and whispered into his ear.
Croquet stood up in his chair and unbeknownst to the group of people watching him, he called security.
"What are the odds that he's going to keep his mouth shut? He hates us in the first place and now we all killed his boss. There's no way we can trust him." Kaiba whispered to Bakura.
Bakura nodded and looked around briefly. Yugi tossed him some rope, which he had found lying conveniently on the floor. "Grab him!" Bakura yelled to Tristin, who was standing closets to Croquet. Tristin did as he was told, forcing Croquet into a chair and holding him down until Bakura could tie him up.
"You won't get away with this! I've already called security and they're on their way right now!" Croquet threatened.
"Bakura finished tying the not in the rope and stepped back, smirking, "Don't think we're about to let ourselves get taken in. You have you captured and nothing is going to stop us now." He pulled a knife out of a holster under his jacket, "Bring um on Croquet."
Just as Bakura finished his sentence, the guards flung the door open. Croquet smirked at Bakura who rose the knife some. One of the guards looked around briefly then spoke, "What is going on here?"
"Nothing Sir. We were just playing a little game." Bakura answered with an innocent smile on his face.
Joey grabbed a nearby candlestick and slipped behind the guards, unnoticed. Mai grabbed a wrench that was lying on the desk next to her. She hid it behind her back until she would need it. Kaiba placed his hand on the handle of his gun, ready to draw it when it was needed. Yugi backed up a bit, not wanting to get into the fight. Merik stood still, not seaming to care but willing to protect his own life if need be.
The guards moved in towards Bakura, drawing their guns simultaneously. Joey rose the candlestick above his head and struck the last of the five guards, causing him to fall the to the crowd, a large cut forming across his head.
At this time, Kaiba drew his gun and fired three shots into the guard approaching him. Bakura threw the knife at the nearest guard, causing him to fall into he guard behind him who hit his head on a table.
The last guard came at Mai who screamed and threw the wrench she was holding at him, managing to make him stager but nothing more. Kaiba Fired one shot at the remaining guard who then fell to the ground.
Bakura smirked and looked at Croquet, "Hmm, that worked. Nice try."
Croquet stammered then dropped his head, obviously giving up. Bakura retrieved his knife from the guard lying on the floor. He wiped the knife off on the guards cloths and placed it back in the holder. He nodded to Kaiba who fired once at Croquet, killing him immediately.